CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE

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1 CLOSING THE IN CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE AT U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Two-thirds of federal IT executives in a new survey say their agency s ability to withstand a cyber event, and continue to function, is moderately to highly mature. But a number of gaps in cybersecurity resilience remain, with 6 in 10 defense or intelligence agency IT executives and 5 at civilian agencies saying their agencies don t have all the tools and resources needed to detect and respond to cyberthreats. This new survey of IT leaders at civilian, defense and intelligence agencies explores how prepared agencies are to continue operating during an attack, the tools they re using and their top concerns and priorities. PRESENTED BY UNDERWRITTEN BY

2 1 In a new survey of federal civilian, defense and intelligence agency IT decision makers, CyberScoop & FedScoop identify: The overall resilience and preparedness of civilian and defense/intelligence agencies to recover from cyber incidents WHO WE SURVEYED FedScoop and CyberScoop conducted an online survey of qualified federal government IT, cybersecurity and mission, business or program executives. A total of 64 IT officials working for civilian agencies and 51 IT officials working for defense or intelligence agencies completed the survey. All respondents are involved either in identifying IT and network security requirements, evaluating or deciding on solutions and contractors, allocating budgets, or implementing or maintaining cybersecurity solutions. The study was completed in the first quarter of How long it takes their organizations to detect and respond to security incidents GOVERNMENT RESPONDENTS BY JOB ROLE 3 What cybersecurity tools, activities and metrics they rely on most C-suite/executive level IT decision-maker IT/network/security management IT acquisition, implementation or maintenance Mission, business or program management Other (Chief data officer, analyst, IT security strategy) 4 How frequently they conduct Blue Team / Red Team testing % 5 Their top cybersecurity investment priorities 2 34% 39% 3

3 TOP LINE FINDINGS The state of cybersecurity resilience and preparedness in federal agencies: 2 IN 3 9 IN 10 MORE THAN HALF 6 IN 10 HALF OF 7 IN federal IT executives surveyed rate their agency s cybersecurity resilience the ability to withstand a cyber event and continue to function as moderately to highly mature.... IT executives surveyed say they are very or somewhat confident that their agency will continue running as usual in the midst of a cyberattack or IT security incident.... of respondents say their organizations can respond to security incidents within 12 hours after detection.... defense or intelligence executives and half at civilian agencies say their organizations don t have all the tools and resources needed in place to meet their security objectives.... civilian executives and 4 at defense/ intelligence agencies say their agencies lack the network context to prioritize responses to vulnerabilities.... civilian executives and 5 at defense/ intelligence agencies believe the threat landscape is evolving quicker than their agency can respond. 5

4 KEY FINDINGS: CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE About 2 in 3 federal IT executives surveyed rated their agency s cybersecurity resilience maturity the ability to absorb, recover or adapt to an attack as moderate to high. Nine in 10 federal IT executives are confident their agencies will continue running as usual in the face of a cyberattack. But a majority are only somewhat confident. CYBER RESILIENCE MATURITY (1=LEAST MATURE 5=MOST MATURE) CONFIDENCE THAT THEIR ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE RUNNING AS USUAL UPON THE DISCOVERY OF A CYBERATTACK OR IT SECURITY INCIDENT % 19% 27% 23% 13% LEAST MATURE MOST MATURE We can adapt and use the knowledge and experience gained from an attack to become more resilient We can recover from an incident and return all functions and services to preattack levels We can absorb an incident, continue to function and repel or isolate an attack We can detect an incident or malfunction and trigger containment procedures We have a plan and are prepared to keep services available and assets functioning in the event of a cybersecurity incident Don t know 6 Very confident Somewhat confident Not confident 73% 7

5 KEY FINDINGS: CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE Though 2 in 3 respondents say their agency has sufficient tools and resources to identify cyberthreats, roughly half or more agree that their agencies don t have all the tools or network context they need. MY AGENCY DOESN T HAVE ALL THE TOOLS/RESOURCES NEEDED IN PLACE TO DETECT/RESPOND TO CYBERTHREATS A majority of federal IT respondents believe that their agency isn t keeping pace with evolving threats and could do more to ensure cyber resilience. THE THREAT LANDSCAPE IS EVOLVING QUICKER THAN MY AGENCY CAN RESPOND 61% % % Agree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree MY AGENCY DOESN T HAVE THE NETWORK CONTEXT TO PRIORITIZE RESPONSES TO VULNERABILITIES/BREACHES MY ORGANIZATION COULD DO MORE IN TERMS OF CYBER RESILIENCE 4 29% %

6 KEY FINDINGS: CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS Agencies currently rely on various tools and tactics to guard against cyberthreats: Only about 1 in 5 federal IT executives say their agencies conduct Blue Team / Red Team cybersecurity tests on a continuous basis. CYBERSECURITY TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES USED BLUE TEAM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS Data protection Incident response Endpoint protection & asset mgmt Risk scoring/ vulnerability mgmt 4 Network monitoring & protection Patch mgmt Threat intelligence Hunting % 27% % 57% 57% 53% 49% Continually Once a year 3% Once every two years Less frequently than every two years Don t know 14% RED TEAM PENETRATION TESTS 69% % % 27% 29%

7 KEY FINDINGS: CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS About 6 in 10 defense / intelligence agency executives and over half at civilian agencies say their organizations have not completed a map or blueprint of their entire network within the last six months. Most respondents say they don t have the time, budget or resources. Agencies use multiple metrics to gauge the security of their networks. Network availability is cited most by defense/ intelligence IT executives; incident response is cited most by civilian agency executives. THE LAST TIME THEIR ORGANIZATION CREATED A COMPLETE BLUEPRINT, MODEL OR MAP OF ITS ENTIRE NETWORK WHAT METRICS ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED TO MEASURE NETWORK SECURITY? Within the last month 21% DEFENSE/ INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 23% % % 3 34% 5 Within the last six months Between six months and a year ago 23% Between one and three years ago Between three and five years ago 1 Network availability Never Compliance scoring ie: FISMA, CCRI, DISA STIGS 2 FEDERAL CIVILIAN AGENCY 37% Incident response time Patch management latency Average time to resolve critical vulnerabilities 2 Number of malicious s blocked 13

8 KEY FINDINGS: CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIVENESS One-third of federal IT respondents say their agency can detect security incidents in under one hour; and more than two-thirds can do so within 12 hours. But nearly 2 in 3 civilian and nearly 3 in 4 defense/intelligence agency respondents say their agency should detect incidents in under one hour. HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DETECT SECURITY INCIDENTS IN THEIR ORGANIZATION More than half of federal IT respondents say their agency can respond to security incidents within 12 hours. But the majority believe their agency should respond to security incidents in under one hour. HOW LONG IT TAKES TO RESPOND TO SECURITY INCIDENTS IN THEIR ORGANIZATION 39% 33% 29% 33% 2 33% % 19% 4% % Under an hour Within 12 hours Within 1 day Within 1 week Under an hour Within 12 hours Within 1 day Within 1 week Within 1 month 1 month or more Don t know Within 1 month 1 month or more Don t know HOW LONG THEY THINK IT SHOULD ACTUALLY TAKE HOW LONG THEY THINK IT SHOULD ACTUALLY TAKE 73% 63% 61% 57% 14% 21% 2 27% 4% 11% 1 4% 3% 15

9 KEY FINDINGS: CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIVENESS 3 in 4 IT executives say their IT security teams focus up to half of their time responding to security incidents. Determining compliance with security polices and taking inventory of network assets also consume a significant shares of the security teams time. PORTION OF IT SECURITY TEAM S TIME FOCUSED ON DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITY POLICIES UP TO PORTION OF IT SECURITY TEAM S TIME FOCUSED ON RESPONDING TO SECURITY INCIDENTS 14% 21% 3 34% 4 4 UP TO UP TO % 3 PORTION OF IT SECURITY TEAM S TIME FOCUSED ON TAKING INVENTORY OF NETWORK ASSETS % 27% % 4 47% 17

10 TOP INVESTMENT PRIORITIES Looking ahead: Data and network protection top the list of investment priorities for civilian and defense/intelligence agency executives. Civilian agency executives are giving threat intelligence and endpoint/asset management investments higher priority than their defense/intelligence counterparts. 59% 57% 4 39% Network monitoring & protection Data protection Incident response Risk scoring/ vulnerability management Data protection Network monitoring & protection Threat intelligence Incident response Patch management Endpoint protection & asset management Threat intelligence Hunting Endpoint protection & asset management Risk scoring/ vulnerability management Patch management Hunting 39% 37% % 31% 19

11 TOP OBSTACLES Executives rank competing IT priorities, a lack of cross-system visibility, extensive security requirements and inadequate automation among their top obstacles to detecting and responding to cybersecurity incidents. A shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals, a lack of training or understanding of existing capabilities and insufficient automation continue to hinder cybersecurity efforts. TOP OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT ADEQUATE DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS IN THEIR ORGANIZATION TOP PERSONNEL OBSTACLES TO CYBERSECURITY IN THEIR ORGANIZATION % 41% 41% 39% 37% 29% % % 44% 2 We have too many IT priorities competing for funding Cybersecurity requirements such as FISMA compliance, NIST guidelines, DOD STIG configuration or commercial security standards take a long time to implement and check Lack of integrated visibility across all IT security systems Incomplete real-time visibility of network configuration and potential risk points Not enough skilled cybersecurity professionals in our organization Staff lack training to use and optimize the cybersecurity tools we have Difficulty retaining skilled cybersecurity professionals Cybersecurity activities are not adequately automated Cybersecurity tools do not prioritize threats to help us focus attention on the areas of highest risk Insufficient automation slows down productivity Staff do not fully understand the capabilities and benefits of the tools we have Other (Lack of staff/trained personnel/understanding app behavior) 21

12 CONCLUSIONS CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE EVOLVING THREAT LANDSCAPE OBSTACLES AND PRIORITIES While about 2 in 3 federal IT officials claim their agency can detect cybersecurity incidents and more than half claim they can respond within 12 hours, officials stress the need for more skilled cybersecurity help to confirm there aren t deeper, undiscovered threats lurking in networks. Federal IT executives are very or somewhat confident that their agencies can absorb a cyberattack and continue to function. But more than half of civilian executives and 6 in 10 at defense/ intelligence agencies say their agencies don t have all the tools and resources needed to meet their security objectives. The majority of IT executives believe the threat landscape is evolving quicker than their agencies can respond. More than 6 in 10 agreed if their agency could automate more monitoring and mitigation activities, it would be more secure. Executives are investing most heavily in fiscal 2019 into data and network protection tools and threat intelligence. But more than 3 in 4 agree there s more that their agency could do to fortify their cyber resilience. 23

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